Immediate Postoperative Active Mobilization Versus Immobilization Following Tendon Transfer for Claw Deformity Correction in the Hand

Journal of Hand Surgery

Volumn 33, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 232-240

  Rath, Santosh ^a  

^a LEPRA Society   (India)

Author keywords

Claw deformity; immediate postoperative active mobilization; postoperative morbidity; rehabilitation; tendon transfer

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HAND MALFORMATION; HAND SURGERY; HUMAN; MALE; MORBIDITY; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; POSTOPERATIVE CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TENDON TRANSFER; TREATMENT OUTCOME; ULNAR NERVE PARALYSIS;

ACTIVITIES OF DAILY LIVING; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; FEMALE; HAND DEFORMITIES, ACQUIRED; HUMANS; IMMOBILIZATION; LEPROSY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PHYSICAL THERAPY MODALITIES; POSTOPERATIVE CARE; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TENDON TRANSFER; TIME FACTORS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; ULNAR NEUROPATHIES;

EID: 39349114764     PISSN: 03635023     EISSN: 15316564     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jhsa.2007.10.012     Document Type: Article

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